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RE: [sabirdnet] FDs

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:39:28 -0500

Hi All,

There has obviously been a little bit of misunderstanding somewhere along
the line...

I personally spoke to Herman Coetzee a couple of times today and again,
about 5 minutes ago. Whilst he does well keep Ferruginous Ducks (amongst
others), he has checked and double checked and none of his Ferruginous Ducks
are missing -

[sabirdnet] Flock at Sea - booking update

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:29:19 -0500

Hi SABirdNetters,

262 birders have now booked for Flock at Sea (1-5 March 2013 on the MSC
Opera ocean liner!). The cheapest and most expensive cabins are now sold
out, but the rates are still very reasonable.

See http://www.birdlife.org.za/events/flock for details.

Regards,

Mark

Mark D. Anderson

Chief Executive Officer

BirdLife South Africa

Re: [sabirdnet] FDs

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:19:41 -0500

Hi all

The monthly count will be taking place at the Paarl Bird Sanctuary tomorrow, and together with this an atlas card will be filled in. For the count we can note the FG's, but how should we do them on the atlas card?

Regards
Mike

Dr Michiel Moll
Deputy Director
CPUT Libraries
021-9596890

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[sabirdnet] FDs

Fri, 25 May 2012 04:14:22 -0500

Hi The Net,

Went to see the FDs at Paarl yesterday and was surprised at how very
skittish they were and in company with Sth Pochard. They flushed with
the pochard, circled the sewagw area and then landed again.

They were in perfect plumage, showing no wing or contour moult and I

[sabirdnet] Sasol Birds & Birding Fair

Fri, 25 May 2012 00:42:13 -0500

Hi SABirdNetters

For the Gauteng-based birders, it would be great to see you at the Sasol
Birds & Birding Fair at the Johannesburg Zoo this weekend. There's lots to
do - many exhibitors, interesting programme of lectures, etc. The raptor
course and photography courses are unfortunately fully booked. Or just pop
around for a

FW: FW: [sabirdnet] Cape Vultures in free fall

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:55:18 -0500

Hi SABirdNetters

Dr Patrick Benson, an authority on the biology of the Cape Vulture, asked me
to forward this message to the SABirdNet.

Regards,
Mark

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[sabirdnet] Seabirds at the PAOC

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:18:28 -0500

Hi all (apologies for cross-posting)
There is a symposium for seabirds that has been mooted at this year's
PAOC (http://www.paoc-africa.org/overview/symposia/). We're uncertain
if its worth pursuing this or not, but before it gets ditched, i
though I should check whom amongst this group is planning to attend
and present a seabird paper - and would

[sabirdnet] new longevity record

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:15:51 -0500

Hi all

SAFRING has a new longevity record for Sociable Weaver, as described
in an Afring News article by Rita Covas - download the pdf article at
http://safring.adu.org.za/afring_news_current.php (most recent
article), or read a summary at
http://weavers.adu.org.za/newstable.php?id=221

To compare how longevity data for weavers compares, see a table at
http://weavers.adu.org.za/wow_age.php
Many weaver species have maximum longevities well over

[sabirdnet] Orcas in Table Bay

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:40:18 -0500

The website gives some great photos.

http://blog.africageographic.com/africa-geographic-blog/wildlife/making-a-sp
lash-orcas-in-false-bay/

Magna vita est,

Helm van Zijl

[sabirdnet] Ayre's Hawk Eagle, Empangeni-Zululand

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:20:19 -0500

Hi all

I just observed a beautiful adult Ayre's Hawk Eagle flying low and straight over me in the centre of town! Stunning raptor, and I suspect they might be well overlooked in suitable areas. Just wanted to share the sighting.

Regards

Andre Bernon

Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your

[sabirdnet] Re: Green Twinspot

Thu, 24 May 2012 05:44:08 -0500

A great reliable spot is at Kurisa Moya near Houtbosdorp. Its is in Limpopo on your way to Haenertburg from Polokwane. There's a spot at Kurisa Moya in the forest that the local guide can show you where they feed the forest seed eating birds.

Rowan
- Daars hy nou. Regstreeks van

[sabirdnet] Incredible bird photos

Thu, 24 May 2012 04:16:53 -0500

Hi All

For those of you who don't know Bence Mate's photographs, feast your eyes on these:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9285156/Bence-Mate-the-invisible-wildlife-photographer.html?frame=2227916

Re: [sabirdnet] Green Twinspot

Thu, 24 May 2012 03:08:34 -0500

Hi Dan,

You have been given good advice already, and i will second much of it now.

Using Sakhamuzi will be a great help.
Green barbet - ongoye, not very difficult to find if you know the call (I'm not a big fan of calling in)
Eastern Bronze Naped pigeon - Eshowe aerial boardwalk,

Re: [sabirdnet] Green Twinspot

Thu, 24 May 2012 02:07:22 -0500

Good day,

We spend a weekend in Mtunzini 3 weeks ago and had very good sightings of all your target birds. However it would not have been possible for us without the assistance of a guide. We used Sakhamuzi Mhlongo which I can highly recommend. You can contact him at 0834362252

[sabirdnet] Places to stay while birding Pofadder and Kimberley areas?

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:55:02 -0500

Hi all,

I am planning to do a loop from Cape Town through Brandvlei,
Pofadder (Bushmanland/Namaqualand areas) and on to Kimberley and back.

Can anyone help me with the contact details of guides in Kimberley?
Are there places you would recommend birders to stay while birding in these
areas? I'm looking for reasonable/affordable accomodation

[sabirdnet] FW: Paarl duck [3 Attachments]

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:53:53 -0500

Hi fellow birders ...so far only one response confirming my tentative ID,
but having now viewed many pics on the internet.there can be little doubt
that the birds I photographed last week at the Paarl Bird Sanctuary (sewage
works) are of an adult female and a juvenile Ferruginous Duck.the question
now is, have

[sabirdnet] FW: [staffforum] IBA Photo Competition

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:02:41 -0500

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Hi to all

Calling all pro and amateur photographers! We are launching the IBA Photo
competition this weekend at the Sasol Birds & Birding Fair (Jhb Zoo). Help
make our IBA directory pages attractive, giving colour to these beautiful
IBAs. For more details visit
http://www.birdlife.org.za/images/stories/conservation/iba/PDF/IBA%20photo%2
0competition.pdf

Time to get snapping!

The IBA Team

Daniel Marnewick

[sabirdnet] [SABN] yellow-morph crison breasted shrike - Hwange, Zimbabwe

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:48:01 -0500

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Hi all
For those in Zim or travelling to Hwange this dry season there are reports of a yellow morph Crimson Breasted Shrike being seen at Hwange Main Camp near the tourist office.

No pics as yet. Will share these if we get them.

There is apparently a record from

Re: [sabirdnet] Green Twinspot

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:33:39 -0500

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[sabirdnet] Green Twinspot

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:12:43 -0500

Hi Dan

About 3 weeks ago I searched extensively in a few locations trying to
see/photograph Green Twinspot for the first time and came up empty
handed. The spots were Umdoni Nature Reserve outside Park Rynie on the
South Coast, Palmiet Nature Reserve in Westville, Krantzkloof Falls in
Kloof, and at Benvie B&B in the

[sabirdnet] Anne Albatross Pelagic Trip Report 21 May 2012

Wed, 23 May 2012 03:53:51 -0500

*_Anne albatross Pelagic trip report 21/5/2012_*

__

We set out on the Destiny from Simonstown Harbour into a choppy False
Bay with Vince Ward doing
the pelagic guiding. The sea was still unsettled after the weekend's
poor weather. There was no sign of the headline grabbing Orcas or dolphins.

The bay was filled with

[sabirdnet] RFI: Dikhololo and Dullstroom

Wed, 23 May 2012 01:47:58 -0500

Greetings All,

I may get to spend a week in mid-July at either the Dikhololo (near Brits)
or Dunkeld Country Estate (Dullstroom). I was wondering if anyone has stayed
at either of these places fairly recently and if they could give me some
feedback on the pros or cons of the establishments. Nothing

[sabirdnet] Green Twinspot

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:02:59 -0500

Hi all
I will be passing through KZN in the first 2 weeks of July on my way to and from Mkuzi. I hope to stop for a few days around Ongoye for Green Barbet, Mangrove Kingfisher, Spotted Ground Thrush and Bronze-naped Pigeon.

Another species I hope to find is the Green

[sabirdnet] FW: [New post] Interesting Birdi ng Trivia Rosy-faced Lovebirds

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:14:52 -0500

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[sabirdnet] Flock at Sea - March 2013

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:29:38 -0500

Hi SABirdNetters

We have just heard from Starlight Cruises that the 200th birder has just
booked for the 1-5 March 2013 cruise on the MSC Opera (Cape Town - Walvis
Bay - Cape Town). The Category 1. 2 and 6 cabins are now sold out and others
are going fast (for example, there

[sabirdnet] Paarl duck [3 Attachments]

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:40:30 -0500

Can anyone assist with the ID of these duck from Paarl Sewage
Works.initially thought to be young Southern Pochard, but white underparts a
bit confusing....bit like a Ferruginous Duck (female + juv) !!

Howard Langley

[sabirdnet] BLSA Gill Memorial Medal Award 2013: Call for nominations

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:41 -0500

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Dear members

GILL MEMORIAL MEDAL AWARD 2013

Call for Nominations

BirdLife South Africa's most prestigious award is the Gill Memorial Medal
Award, which is awarded for outstanding lifetime contributions to
ornithology (the study of birds) in southern Africa.

The inaugural award was presented to Jack Winterbottom in 1960, and

Re: [sabirdnet] Interesting facts about South Africa's birds

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:40:39 -0500

Hi Mark and others

To see a bunch of fascinating facts from ringing, see
http://safring.adu.org.za/facts.php
This includes migration, longevity, etc (all relating to data in SAFRINGs
database).

Dieter

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[sabirdnet] Interesting facts about South Africa's birds

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:52:41 -0500

Hi SABirdNetters

We thought it would be quite nice to put together a document and perhaps a
talk with some interesting facts about South Africa's birds. It would could
have educational value for kids.

Below are a few suggestions, and there are several missing (largest nest,
largest non-flying bird, fastest bird, etc.). Anyone

[sabirdnet] AFRICA GEOGRAPHIC

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:49:20 -0500

Not birding related, but I have a collection of Africa Geographic magazines from vol 1 No 1 to date ( a few recent issues missing). Free to a good home if any one wants them - maybe there is a school or library out there that would appreciate them. I

[sabirdnet] Forest Rails vs. Flufftails [1 Attachment]

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:16:37 -0500

Hi All

In Australasia a group of birds similar to the African Flufftails can be
seen. The birds are called Forest Rails. Behaviourally they appear very
similar to the Flufftails, and as the attached photo suggests, they look
almost identical in size, structure and colouration. As far as i am aware
one of the only

[sabirdnet] Birding in winter: no need for any disparity

Sun, 20 May 2012 16:19:55 -0500

Hi Netters,
All migrants are supposedly gone? Yes, but we still have our locals to enjoy.
Follow this link for some of our locals.

http://mafikengbirds.blogspot.com/2012/05/birding-in-winter-is-still-fun.html

Keep the birding spirit alive this winter and support SABAP2
Happy birding
Mpho Phiri
http://mafikengbirds.blogspot.com

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[sabirdnet] Eastern Cape at 50%

Sun, 20 May 2012 14:37:59 -0500

Congratulations to everyone who has helped the Eastern Cape get to the major
milestone of 50% coverage!!

Regards

Mike Simms

RE: [sabirdnet] Golden Harvest - Lizard Buzzard

Sun, 20 May 2012 12:02:24 -0500

Hi Bruce

Is seems as though there is some seasonal movement of Lizard Buzzards into
Highveld localities in winter. I recorded a Lizard Buzzard regularly in
Centurion for two years running (winter months) and Geoff Lockwood reported
that he had observed a similar movement to Delta Park previously.

Best Regards

[sabirdnet] Flock at Sea 2013

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:24:49 -0500

Hi SABirdNetters

If you're planning to join us on the MSC Opera from 1-5 March 2013 for four
days of sea-birding between Cape Town and Walvis Bay (and at Walvis Bay
itself), I'd like to encourage you to reserve your place asap. We're very
pleasantly surprised by the initial response, and about 170

[sabirdnet] RFI: PDA for Roberts MM

Sun, 20 May 2012 11:02:59 -0500

Hi folks

I am afraid that my trusty old Fujitsu-Siemens PDA is getting ready to give up the ghost and would like to replace it if the inevitable happens.

Apparently PDA's have become redundant because of cellphone technology. Shops like Incredible Connection don't even know what a PDa is anymore! However, I

[sabirdnet] Anne Albatross Pelagic Trip Monday 21 May

Sun, 20 May 2012 03:11:42 -0500

Hi Everyone
Anne Albatross Pelagic trip out of Simon's Town Monday 21 May ,
good weather forecast
after a weekend of high seas, very special price for last place
available due to one cancellation.
Please contact me on 083 311 1140 soonest, to enjoy

[sabirdnet] Golden Harvest - Lizard Buzzard [1 Attachment]

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:20:41 -0500

Today at about 9:00 am, I saw a Lizard Buzzard at Golden Harvest park, which
is in Northwold, Johannesburg. Golden Harvest is well known for its
Sparrowhawks, with black, little and ovambo being seen quite regularly, but
this could be a first for a Lizard Buzzard.

Regards

Bruce Ward-Smith

[sabirdnet] FW: [New post] Birding Trivia Fun Fact

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:47:10 -0500

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[sabirdnet] New post Birding Trivia Owls

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:52:24 -0500

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[sabirdnet] Re: [pretoriabirds] Off Topic - Recycling Collection Comapnies

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:08 -0500

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RE: [sabirdnet] Twittering tweeters

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:00:19 -0500

Hi All!

I did! I swore I wouldnt have anything to do with Twitter and now I am on it and as you say Niall, It didnt take long and it is a brilliant idea to support a brilliant organisation!

Cheers

Hazel

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[sabirdnet] Off Topic - Recycling Collection Comapnies

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:43:19 -0500

Hi All,

Apologies for the off-topic post.

I am looking at setting up a recycling program at our offices and workshop in Krugersdorp and was wondering is any of you could point me in the direction of a company that does collections of recyclable items?

Kind Regards,
Justin Bode

[sabirdnet] Twittering tweeters

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[sabirdnet] The beauty of polination

Fri, 18 May 2012 06:46:56 -0500

<http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0>
http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0

Magna vita est,

Helm van Zijl

The supreme good fortune: to be in a better position for appreciating people
than they are for appreciating you.-Henry James-The Portrait of a Lady.

[sabirdnet] Flock at Sea 2013

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:20:38 -0500

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Hi SABirdNetters

We have hardly started advertising Flock at Sea, the cruise on the MSC Opera
from 1-5 March 2013, and the response has been overwhelming.

By the end of today, we expect close to 150 bookings (confirmed, deposits
paid, etc.). We hope to have 500+ birders on board!

Please

[sabirdnet] N3 birding from the car

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:29:04 -0500

Driving from pmb to joburg today. So far: blue korhaan, Namaqua dove, orange river or red winged francolin, secretarybird, sentinel rock thrush, ant eating chat, jackal buzzard.....all seen at 100km/h....what a killer country!!!!

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[sabirdnet] More Birding Trivia

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:46:41 -0500

Subject: [New post] More Birding Trivia

Post : More Birding Trivia
URL : http://africanbirding.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/more-birding-trivia/
Posted : May 17, 2012 at 6:44 PM
Author : africanbirding
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[sabirdnet] RFI: rufous cheeked and freckled nightjars

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:07:25 -0500

Hey all
Does anyone know of reliable sites in and around joburg for rufous heeled or freckled nightjar? We will be staying muldersdrift tomorrow night and was hoping to catch up with either one
Regards
El

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[sabirdnet] Request: Checklist of African Mammal Species

Thu, 17 May 2012 04:26:37 -0500

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Hi All!

Not quite avian but was hoping one of you out there on sabirdnet might have a checklist of all African mammals (ideally land and marine) indicating family, common name, genus, species. No big ask I know! This seems to be much harder to find than an

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